Arena announces player camp

[lilphenom]

well with another big game coming up on the 25th at arrowhead , which i am so excited to go becasue i got tickets to go to , Coach Bruce Arena has called in 29 players into camp 20 from MLS and 9 from abroad among the regulars missing due ti injury are still striker duo Brian Mcbride and Joe Max-Moore centerback Eddie Pope and Midfielder/Foward Ben Olsen well here is the article you can read the rest from there but there was 3 noticable youngster called in Landon Donovan Damarcus Beasley and Bobby Convey

i am going to put a * next to who i think should start if anyone wants to please comment on who they think should start in a 4-42 formation
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First-Place U.S. Squares Off Against Second-Place Costa Rica on April 25 at Arrowhead Stadium live on ESPN2 & Telemundo

CHICAGO (Monday, April 16, 2001) - In preparation for the team's World Cup qualifying showdown with Costa Rica on April 25 in Kansas City, U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bruce Arena has called in 29 players for the team's training camp beginning today in St. Louis.

The 29-player roster, which includes 20 players from Major League Soccer and nine players currently playing professionally in Europe, will be pared down to approximately 20 players prior to the team's arrival in Kansas City on April 22 for their final days of preparation before the important qualifier.

The U.S. roster includes MLS stars Josh Wolff (Chicago Fire) and Clint Mathis (NY/NJ MetroStars), as well as Earnie Stewart (NAC Breda — Holland), the USA's three goal scorers from the team's back-to-back victories to open qualifying. Stewart has actually scored goals in three straight qualifiers going back to last November, and has a chance to break the U.S. Soccer record for goals scored in consecutive World Cup qualifiers (currently three games held by William Looby [1954], Willy Roy [1974], and Stewart) when the U.S. takes the field against Costa Rica.

In addition to Wolff, the Fire placed an MLS high six players on the 29-player roster, including veteran defensive midfielder Chris Armas, rising star DaMarcus Beasley, defenders Carlos Bocanegra and C.J. Brown, and goalkeeper Zach Thornton. Bocanegra is one of five players in the camp without a cap.

"This our first qualifier of the final round with Major League Soccer in season, which makes things easier for us in terms of player selection," said Arena. "Having all of our players playing league games, both in Europe and MLS, is very beneficial. We are in a good position right now with six points from two games, but we know we still have a lot of work to do in our remaining eight games."

Another notable selection for Arena is defender Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96 — Germany), who played well at right back in his World Cup qualifying debut in Honduras, helping the U.S. to an important 2-1 victory on March 28. The heralded Cherundolo has two caps for the U.S., but has yet to represent the U.S. on home soil (earning his first cap in Jamaica in 1999).

Goalkeeper Kasey Keller (Rayo Vallecano — Spain) will be joined in camp by 2000 MLS Most Valuable Player Tony Meola (Kansas City Wizards), Adin Brown of the Colorado Rapids and Thornton.

Veteran midfielder and all-time U.S. MNT cap leader Cobi Jones (139 caps, 14 goals) will miss the camp after receiving a red card late in the USA's victory in Honduras.

The U.S. is off to their best start ever in World Cup qualifying final round play, winning their first two matches and taking a maximum six points. The U.S. leads second-place Costa Rica (1-0-1, 4 points) by two points, having defeated Mexico 2-0 in their opener on Feb. 28 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Ohio and taking down the high-scoring Hondurans with just the USA's third-ever World Cup qualifying victory in Central America. The top three teams from the six-team, 30-game CONCACAF final round, which concludes on Nov. 11, will advance to 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan.

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United States Men's National Team Roster
World Cup Qualifying Training Camp
April 16-22, 2001 (St. Louis)
April 23-25, 2001 (Kansas City)


Agoos, Jeff D * D
Armas, Chris M * M
Beasley, DaMarcus M/F
Berhalter, Gregg D * D
Bocanegra, Carlos D
Brown, Adin GK
Brown, C.J. D
Califf, Dan D
Cherundolo, Steve D
Convey, Bobby M
Donovan, Landon F * F
Keller, Kasey GK * GK
Lewis, Eddie M
Llamosa, Carlos D
Mathis, Clint M/F * M
Meola, Tony GK
Petke, Mike D
Radosavljevic, Preki M
Ralston, Steve M
Razov, Ante F
Regis, David D *
Reyna, Claudio M *M
Sanneh, Tony D/M* D
Stewart, Earnie M/f* M
Talley, Carey D
Thornton, Zach GK
Vanney, Greg D
Williams, Richie M
Wolff, Josh F * F

[Black Hand II]

You know what, the US camp looks pretty decent. There are some positions where we are fairly deep and not just goalkeepers. Our defence looks solid with some good reserves. Midfield and offense need some beefing up
I know you like them, but I still think McBride and Max-Moore suck. I would rather see Razov,Convey, or Beasley(i know he plays midfield but he would be better as a forward) up front. As far as your starting line up goes, i think it is pretty good. I used to hate Agoos so much, but he has looked decent lately. My only change would maybe CJ Brown or Bocanegra in defense. And thats not just because I am a Fire Fan.

Speaking of the Fire look how many players we have with possible national team roles. Thorton(if this position wasn't so loaded with talent he would be an easy starter), Wolff, Beasley, Bocanegra, Brown, Armas. We could field half the team.

Are there still tickets available for the 25th. Maybe I could drive down there.

Who do you think subs should be. If we use your starting line up which is fine. I would throw Beasley and Convey in later.

[lilphenom]

YA TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE . I AGREE WITH THE DEFENSE BEING REALLY DEEP , HOWEVER WE WONT HAVE POPE WHICH IS A BIG BLOW BUT I AM SURE ANYONE OF THE DEFENDERS COULD STEP UP . I THINK THE SUBS WILL BE JUTTERBUG RAZOV CONVEY WILLIAMS LEWIS , WELL EDDIE LEWIS MAY GET A START , HE HAS BEEN IN A BIT OF A SLUMP BUT PRIOR TO HIS SLUMP HE WAS PLAYING REALLY WELL UNTIL THE COSTA RICA GAME IN THE GROUP STAGE , I WOULD EXPECT HIM TO GET IN IF DOES NOT START , BUT WE HAVE ALOT OF DEPTH AT THE FLANK POSITION , BUT WITH 2 FLANK PLAYERS MISSING IN COBI DUE TO SUSPENSION AND OLSEN TO INJURY HE MIGHT GET THE CHANCE TO REDEEM HIMSELF . AS FOR THE FOWARDS I THINK WOLFF AND DONOVAN WOULD BE A GREAT PAIRING THEY ARE BOTH LIGHTNING QUICK AND CAN PRODUCE SO MANY PROBLEMS FOR DEFENDERS , I KNOW YOU SAW THE DC FIRE GAME SO YOU KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT . THIS IS A GOOD TEAM AND THIS IS PROBALLY NOT THE STRONGEST NATIONAL TEAM WE HAVE BUT IT IS STILL A DANGEROUS TEAM AND I WOULD EXPECT NOTHING LESS THEN ALL 3 POINTS